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MEDFORD- MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. SUXDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1935.
IIMORNING STAR
BY MASZJXN 3IM3
... .OH8B: Emily Bamee (a dt
ivrving her husband, Edwin, much
to everybody'e joy. tdwtn te one
ot thoaa estimable people nobody
can live with. A'oifl ah hat none to
visit Morton fialt, the aouthtrn
Alabama plantation of Emily'
cSool friend Judith and her hva.
band, Aubrey. And at once eha talla
into tha apocioua HI ot the houaa
hold: there ia only one email flaw,
tchtch is that Judith's brother,
Tlavid Carroll, ia in Conatonttnopla,
And Judith, unknown to Kmlly, ia
nbout to cable David that the old
Carroll plantation is again on the
t market.
Chapter 81
HOR8EBACK
. JUDITH laid alowl, "David be
longs at Carrollton."
Aubrey teg an to understand. He
grinned affectionately at his wife.
'Doing to play you're God, eh?"
"Not at all," Judith aaid severely.
"God's not nearly so considerate of
His children as that."
"But suppose David's gotten over
Carrollton? It would be a miracle
If he hadn't, after all these years."
Privately, Aubrey couldn't Imagine
David's being quite that devoted to
an Ideal.
"He hasn't," Judith said con
fidently. "He'll never get over It,
no matter how long he stays away:
It's In bis blood, as I've remarked
before."
She turned on him. "Can you Im
agine being happy, or being at
home, anywhere else in the world
no matter bow long you'd been
there?"
"No," he confessed, thinking nev
rtheless that he and David were
different types.
"And so," Judith decided, "I'm go.
tag to cable him tomorrow. He'll
tell me the truth."
"Suppose he can't swing It?"
"Then we'll have to buy It and
let him pay us."
Aubrey grinned again. "Using
what for money?"
"We'll have to do some mortgag
ing ourselves."
Me said ruefully. "How many
mortgages do you think this root
can aupport?"
"Anyway," Judith's ' confidence
as boundless, "I'm going to cable."
"What about Emily," he demand
id: "going to mention that?"
"No ooo, I don't think I shall.
All I can do about that la to watch
and pray."
"Particularly 'pray.'" Aubrey
twinkled. "Where are those old
eorduroy breeches of mine? I want
Vm for morning."
Judith had said, "Don't worry
about breakfast: Aubrey eats at the
barbaric hour ot half-past seven and
I have mine later. In bed. Just ring
when you're ready and Dorlnda will
bring yours up."
But Emily couldn't sleep. She te!t
restless and excited, and at seven
she gave up the pretense ot sleep
and arose.
Aubrey was at breakfast when
she came down, wearing the cordu
roy breeches and a flannel shirt,
and consuming quantltler, ot hom
iny and chicken hash. He welcomed
her delightedly.
"This la Uriel What sort of break
last do you eat?"
She looked at his plate. "One like
yours would do beautifully." She
hadn't eaten that much breakfast
In yesrs, but It looked delicious.
"With orange Juice before and
traffics afterwards?"
She agreed. "Especially waffles.
But please go on eating, or I'll never
eome down this early again."
SHE remembered her rides with
Dartd. "May I go with you some
time?"
"I'd be tickled to death, reel like
going today?"
Sho hesitated. Dr. Proctor had
aid she might ride now, but that
.he must take It gradually. "I
kaven't been very Dt, but I'd love
tt Are you going far?"
"No. And If you do get tired you
ean come back any time. Jude will
be dragging you to rleld trials and
fox hunts before long, and this will
be a good way to begin."
She finished breakfast and went
up to change clothes, singing softly
as she went. This life did get Into
your blood, If only there were
someone to live It with you.
Judith's horse was saddled and
waiting when she came down: not
Starlight this time, but a sleek little
bay with a whlto blaze and throe
white socks. Emily caressed the
velvety nose and the little hone
sniffed her compantonably.
Aubrey smiled his approval and
gave her a hand Into the saddle.
"She racks on the curb." he ex
plained casually, "and canters on the
name. Better stick to the rack this
time; It's easier"
She laughed. "U certainly Is. If
she were throe-galted I doubt If I'd
be equal to her."
Even winter dealt lightly with this
southern Alabama country, she
realised as they rode. The rolling
fields and fences and tenant houses
were a monotone in shades of gray,
broken occasionally by the dark
green ot pine thickets, and the air
was crisp and clean without being
bitter. As they rode she plied Au
brey with questions.
"How on earth have you people
managed to survive these last two
or three years? I understood that
planters were even worse off than
business men."
"They are," he admitted grim
ly. "I was pretty well fixed when It
started, and I've been able to bold
on so far without selling, but If the
turn doesn't come before next year
I'm sunk. I'm long about two thou
sand bales of cotton, and Insurance
and storage are eating me up."
She understood what ha meant;
understood that he was facing dis
aster as calmly as If It were less
than nothing. Her admiration for
him increased.
They , rode In silence until they
reached an outlying negro cabin.
Aubrey reined In his horse.
"I won t be a minute, he said as
he dismounted. "The old fellow who
lives here has been sick and I'm
afraid It may go Into pneumonia.
Nobody, himself least of all, knows
how old he Is."
He disappeared Into the tiny
cabin and Emily looked about her
with Interested eyes. The cabin
must have contained two rooms, at
most; It crouched on the edge of a
thicket of second growth pines.
A nogro child, barefoot and with
out a coat, came out on the porcb
and sat motionless on the top step,
watching her with round, unwink
ing black eyes.
About the steps several mongrel
hens and an officious, garrulous
rooster scratched the hard ground
with more energy than hope.
A DISHEARTENING picture, per
haps, to an outlauder, but Einlly
guessed that there was more to the
picture than Its surface. The cabin
was crude, but it was In good re
pair: a Bound roof, and not a single -pane
missing from the windows a
really remarkable state for a negro
cabin.
Tbe old man must long ago have
outlived his usefulness, but ' she
guessed that his "ordor" still went
regularly to the store, and that If
the situation demanded it Aubrey
would hare a doctor there before
tbe day was done. Their lot seemed
hard, and yet, left to himself, the
old man would have died like an
outcast dog. '
Of course there must be tenants
who didn't fare so well; Aubrey,
rue knew, represented tbe highest
type of planter; but as a rule there
was a bond between blacks and
whites.
Aubrey came out, smiled at the
child on the steps and produced a
piece of chewing gum from ' his
pocket. The child snatched ( the
gum, flashed white teeth at him
and scurried Into the house.
How was he?" Emily asked as
he mounted.
lie sobered. "Not so good. I'll send
Travis out when we get back." Ho
looked at his watch. "Almost ten.
This is enough for your (list dose."
She protested quickly. "But I can
go back alone. Please don't come
on my account." '
I'm not," he assured her.. "I
want to get Travis out hero as soon
possible." The gravity of his
tone filled her with pride st her own
divination.
At the house Judith greeted them
gaily. "I never saw such an am
bitious pair In my life. 1 muzzled
Davey and tiptoed past your door
for an hour before I found you'd
gone."
Davey, hearing their voices,
woddled out to the porch and sit
ting on the top step began to descend
by the time-honored method ot
hitching himself down on his rear.
Ridel" he tlemanded.
Aubrey lifted him into the saddle
before hlin, whero he beamed Im
partially upon them all tor an In
stant and then began to rock back
and forth. "Barn!" he ordered.
His father grinned at him.
"Sorry, this car's not going there.
You get one turn around the drive
and that's all." They moved ma
jestically around the circle, then
Aubrey banded blm down to Judith.
Davey stiffened and opened his
mouth for the ear-splitting yell. Au
brey scowled at him. "Stop it!"
Davey considered for a moment
and then closed his mouth. Judith
grinned at Emily. "Did you ever see
such a superb parent In your life?
1 couldn't possibly do without him."
She put an arm around Kmlly.
"Come on In and rest: we're having
company for dinner tonight and I
want you to look beautiful."
Copyright, 1955, by Marian Sims)
Emily mikl anothtr tritnd, to.
Iiorrow.
Pears Distributed
To Portland Needy
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. (API
Five tons of BnrUrtl pears, donned
by the Hood River Qrowers' SMoeln
tton. were being distributed to tv
needy of Portland today by trie Ore
gon division of the 8alv;ulcm Army.
Donated trucks carried the fruit to
the homes. Relief workers went alons
prepared .to advise women how to
preserve the pears.
Old Chicago Cubs
Pitching Ace Dies
JOUST, HI., Ort. I?. -(API Ore. -O.
Pierce, 47. pitching star for the
Chlcacro Cuba over the era of 1009
through put of tl.e 101(1 season, died I
today following an operation per- j
formed last Friday. I
Pierce saw service with five major ;
leite clubs, but was with the Cuba ;
in his heyday. I
Hit bt,m a( Putiuileld, 1U, 1
Merchant Loses on
Own Punch Board;
Wants Aid Of Law
HILLSUORO, Ore.. Oct. 13.
(API There's an old saying that
you can't beat a man at his own
game, but the district attorneys
office pondered toduy what, It
any, action to take In the case
ot a merchant who lost heavily
on his o-vn chsnce board.
Two strangers apiieared ana
with esse yanked off numbers
that paid tremendous rxldi. Be
fore they could be slopped the
keeper wu out MO.
The merchant withdrew the
board and later turned It. over to
the district attorney's office, com
plaining there was criminal col
lusion between the agent for the
hoard sod the patrons.
Three Industrial
Deaths Reported
SALEM. Oct.' 13. (AP) Three
fatalities occurred during the past
week from accidents In Oregon Indus
tries, the state industrial accident
commission announced today. A total
of 80S accidents were listed.
The fatalities were Carl Mortenson,
Portland capenter; John W. Owen,
Lakeview laborer, end Curtla J.
Woods, Sandy bmkeman. ;
KINOMAN, Ariz., Oct. 13. (API
I. O. Spencer, and his alleged polyga
mous wife, Sylvia Allred, were bound
over for trial In superior court on
charges of "open snd notorious co
habitation," by Judge Marlln- T.
Phelps, today.
Forest Fires Fought
In Willamette Area
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. IS.-t(AP)
Forest crews were keeping close watcn
today over two fires believed started
by lightning last week In the Wil
lamette national forest.
One Is on the headwaters of Blue
river and. the other on Fisher creek,
near Oakrldge. Neither has caused
much damage, but 20 men were dis
patched to combat the Fisher creek
blaze. 1 '
Lane County CCC
Camps Being Filled
, EUGENE, Ore,, Oct. 13. (AP) Two
hundred men are being sent this week
to Lanft county CCC camps to build
up th quarterly camp enrollment to
200 eacb.
Every three months the enrollment
Is brought back to capacity. Some of
the camps dropped down as low as
120 men during September.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 13. (AP)
Mrs, Marea Bulgtn, 61, wife of Dr.
E. J. Bulgln, nationally known, evaiv
geltst, died at her home here today.
She had been seriously 111 six months.
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